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Archive for October 23rd, 2008

For the past week or two I have been almost unable to get up the energy to do anything. I am tired all the time and am beginning to get worried about it. No matter how much sleep I get it doesn’t seem like enough.

I have a regularly scheduled doctor’s appointment the first of December, and if I can go that long I will wait and ask him to check my iron and thyroid levels with my regular blood work. If I don’t feel better in a week or so I will make an appointment to see him and see if we can get to the bottom of the problem.

In the meantime, I covet your prayers. I apologize to Sue for making her carry the water on this blog.

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Before you vote or just because:

Marine Corps Sgt. Jack Eubanks told Byron York, “I Just Gave John McCain My Purple Heart.” He, like we, want the sacrifice to mean something.

[emphasis mine]

Read the whole thing.

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If you are concerned about voter fraud thenVote Fraud Squad is for you.

The Voter Integrity Project is a non-partisan project to help the American voter report and expose incidences of vote fraud and vote suppression, in order to ensure a more fair, open, and democratic election process.

Good stuff!

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Newt address the media..boy does he ever.

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Very vivid in my memory is the loss of my grandparents.

When we lost my Dad’s father we were stationed in Hawaii and only he could return for the services.

I remember my paternal grandfather as a kind man who worked hard during very tough times to support a wife and 7 children. His illness and death left a profound mark on my life as it was my first experience in the loss of a loved one.

Then the loss of my paternal grandmother at a time when we spent most days concerned with the well being of Dad who was serving in Vietnam.

Grandma was a stern woman who did the best she could to raise those 6 girls and 1 boy. She was not warm and funny like my grandfather but always made certain if you visited that all your basic necessities were met. None of her (sometimes hard to take) personality traits changed the loss we felt at her unexpected death.

My maternal grandparents were a very important part of my life growing up. They visited us whenever they could no matter where we were stationed. I never really had a “home” as others know one, but when on leave my folks would say “we’re going home” I always knew that meant to visit Grandma and Grandpa.

Mom too came from a large family and when we would arrive “home” all were there to greet us..aunts, uncles, cousins friends. It was always quite a reunion and yes that’s what it was as there were times the absences were lengthy.

I am the oldest grandchild and my grandmother would inevitably, within an hour of arrival instruct me to “take the younger ones for a walk to see the reindeer” so final preparations could be made for the meal we would all share. Those plastic reindeer, those bib aprons, a glider swing and the amazing smells and sounds of their home all formed powerful memories.

Learning to iron was not a chore because Grandma taught me. Nothing was ever wasted..it was eaten, used or shared. Church on Sunday was expected and no argument for ever offered as everyone knew it would be promptly rejected.

My grandparents, with whom I could not share anywhere near as much time as I would have liked formed many of the values I carry today. Their love was unconditional and the respect they commanded was well deserved. Losing them was one of the most difficult and heartbreaking experiences of my life.

I cannot imagine as any of my grandparents were lying gravely ill that I would do this:

I just know I couldn’t!

Maybe this is the way the Senator deals with grief and for that I will pass no judgment. But, once again, IMHO this shows that Barack Obama puts himself first, even over and above the woman who raised and nurtured him.

The link above the video has more not only about the Senator’s grandmother but also his treatment of his own mother. Sometimes it’s not words but actions which speaks volumes about the character of a man or woman. This, I believe is one of those times.

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